CVE-2015-6277 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending crafted packet headers to Cisco Nexus devices, requiring vendor patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6277?
CVE-2015-6277 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 2 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ARP implementation in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 1000V devices for VMware vSphere 5.2(1)SV3(1.4), Nexus 3000 devices 7.3(0)ZD(0.47), Nexus 4000 devices 4.1(2)E1, Nexus 9000 devices 7.3(0)ZD(0.61), and MDS 9000 devices 7.0(0)HSK(0.353) and SAN-OS NX-OS on MDS 9000 devices 7.0(0)HSK(0.353) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ARP process restart) via crafted packet-header fields, aka Bug ID CSCut25292.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6277?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco 1000v, Cisco Mds 9000, Cisco Nx-Os, Cisco San-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-6277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgmf-hg59-85fw.